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BLM to Auction Off 400 Tons of Coal

The 3,200 acre tract is next to the North Antelope Rochelle Mine operated by Powder River Coal, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy. Last year, Wyoming coal revenues totaled $580 million.

28Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyo Infrastructure Authority Winter Meeting Set

Topics to be covered include Energy Gateway Project, TransWest Express Project, Zephyr Project and the Wyoming Colorado Intertie Project. The date is January 31 at the Snow King Resort in Jackson.

26Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Carbon County OKs $545M in bonds for Wyoming
Coal-to-Gas Plant

The commissioners voted to support the issue of $245 million in tax-exempt bonds, as well as $300 million in state industrial development bonds, to fund the plant. The project calls for a site near Medicine Bow by a subsidiary of
Houston-based DKRW Advanced Fuels.

20Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Coal To Natural Gas - It’s Happening Now
in the Power Industry

The most optimistic projections describe an abundant domestic energy source that will create enormous numbers of jobs and lead to cleaner skies. Nationwide, the electricity generated by gas-fired plants has risen by more than 50 percent over the last decade, while coal-fired generation has declined slightly.

16Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Duke-American Acquires Zephyr Project for Wyoming Wind Power

The newly formed joint venture says it is commited to using at least 2,100 MW of the transmission line’s capacity to provide wind power to California and the southwestern United States from the wind-rich areas of eastern Wyoming

4Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming’s Share of Federal Coal Lease Sales
Surpass $2 Billion

Thanks to Arch Coal’s successful $300 million bid in the Powder River Basin earlier this month,the state’s share of lease revenue jumped to $2.08 billion. What’s more, the lease of the federally-owned coal by an Arch subsidiary came out to $1.35 per mineable ton, a new state record.

29Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Coal Extraction Poses Climate Challenge for Obama Administration

Since taking office nearly three years ago, it has restricted coal-mining waste from being dumped into streams and imposed new pollution controls on coal-fired power plants. But on the fundamental question of whether the government should halt federal leasing, Obama’s answer has been: not yet.

26Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Environmentalists Renew Attack on Wyoming Coal That Fuels Plant

Their effort is directed at the potential expansion of a mine served by both the Union Pacific and BNSF Railway, and from which comes fuel for the Laramie River Station, a generating plant that is owned in part by Lincoln Electric System.

12Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Interactive Energy Storage System Project on Tap

According to the utility, it was looking for a modular, scalable system with an easy-to-deploy platform that would deliver the benefits of load management and peak shaving while being flexible enough to support on-site renewable power generating sources.

22Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Utility, Leery of Epa, Eyes Wyoming’s First Natural Gas Power Plant in Coal-Crazed State

Black Hills is making the $237 million move in anticipation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules regulating mercury and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants. About 90 percent of the electricity generated in Wyoming comes from coal, which is abundant and cheap in the Powder River Basin.

21Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Gasification Center May Never See Light of Day

GE Energy, which is partnering with the state and the University of Wyoming on the project, put it on hold in July. It cited uncertainties in federal energy policies that could make the project economically unfeasible. Months after the announcement, officials say the odds of resuming the venture as planned are slim.

9Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Legislature Approves $10 Million for
Coal/Gas-to-Liquids Study

The purpose is to determine the feasibility of constructing and operating a commercial scale facility which converts coal or natural gas to liquid fuels. It is part of a broader state effort to promote new uses for Wyoming’s coal and natural gas reserves.

2Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Coal Tax Change Could Cost Wyoming Millions

State legislators will take a look at breaking that connection, a move lauded by the mining companies but one that will likely cost the state millions of dollars in lost revenue over the coming years.

24Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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BLM to Auction Off Powder River Basin Coal Reserves

Sealed bids for the coal, which underlies approximately 2,000 acres adjacent to the Black Thunder Mine owned by St. Louis-based Arch Coal, will be opened on December 14th at the BLM Wyoming State Office in Cheyenne.

20Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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